For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. — John 3:16

I conquered and accomplished much without the Lord and being raised Jewish, I never gave a thought to Jesus. He was the last place I would have looked for true love. But today I must say He is truly the Love of my Life and there is no way I could live with out Him.

I remembered the night I had my first encounter with His extraordinary love. It was in my darkest hour and I felt hopeless and desperate for someone to love me.

I should have been happy at the time. I had a good life from the world’s point of view. I had lost fifty pounds, gotten off drugs, and become a health nut. I had money, success, beauty titles, boyfriends, nice clothes; I drove a nice car and had a calendar full of appointments for places to go and people to see. Yet I still felt desperate for love and cried myself to sleep at night. On the outside I looked like I had it all together, but on the inside I was falling apart. I felt empty, lost, and alone, even when I was in a crowd of people who loved me.

Somehow I became so depressed in my quest for true love that I began to fight feelings of suicide.

One dark night I convinced myself I had nothing to live for, so I checked into a hotel room with every intention of ending my life with an overdose of sleeping pills.

Yet at that moment, I cried out to God as my last hope—He must have heard my cry, because for the first time in my life I did not feel alone. I actually felt God’s holy presence with me. I felt loved and at peace. Even though I did not understand this new love life with the Lord, I discovered one desperate cry for love from the Lord gave me what I had been desperately searching for: love, joy, peace of mind, and a purpose for living.

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God's Letter to You

I believe if The Lord was going to write you a personal letter about battles this life brings it may read like this....

Beloved Princess,

I love it when you come to Me to confess your sin. I am your safe place and your salvation. There is nothing you can tell Me that I can’t handle hearing. I already know your every thought and action, so why waste even a moment trying to hide anything from Me, My beloved? Let’s make it right together. Let Me have the thing that’s holding you back from a new and fresh start. Come to Me in truth and be transparent. I’m the Lover of your soul. If you will come to Me and confess, I will gladly wash over your mind, your body, and your spirit to make you clean. You will never need to feel shame again, because I covered you with My life.

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